Mark, your link appears to be broken.

Just Thought I would tell everyone that I have got this to work with the Cellular One, apart of the Dobson Cellular. Thanks to paulbblc for supplying the APN,

apn = cellular1wap
username/password leave blank

I then used this information with the origonal post here and placed the cellular1wap into the extra control command for the modem using the cingular blue as a "template"

Cingular Blue/AT&T Users (Success!)
+cgdcont=1,"IP","proxy"

In place of "proxy" put "cellular1wap", while working with paulbblc he finaly got his to work using the TMobile as his template

TMOBILE USA Users (Success!)
+cgdcont=1,"IP","wap.voicestream.com","",0,0

again in place of "wap.voicestream.com" he used the "cellular1wap", I'm not sure if he tried the Cingular control code so the 0's at the end might not have any effect... Don't know

Last thing we used the *99# for our dial up number, and leave the username and password blank. It won't be fast, but it does work.

I didnt try the cingular blue control code, I actually just used the first one on the list which yes happened to be the t-moble control code.

I might test it this weekend to see how many of the control codes work using the cellular1wap apn.

Other wise If the cingular blue control code worked I would imagine that cingular orange would work as well so i'll try it out.

Getting it to work was a big surprise to me as I was told that Cellular One didn't support the dial up feature by one of their reps. Thanks to samhnky for letting me know yesterday that he got it going I tried it again and it was a success.

Please help me if possible.....

What happens when you try to surf? Do you get an error message? What happens if you ping www.blackberryforums.com?

You might want to take a look at SharkModem. I have used it for hours at a time since it was release last week. It works very well, and it's fairly easy to set up. The only weird thing is that you have to configure your mail client and browser as if they are connecting to a proxy server.

I have the 7290 with Cingular AT&T. I have installed the modem on COM6 and I get to the point where the dial-up succeeds, network connection is established, ipconfig shows expected info. IP traffic does not work however, packets going out but nothing received. I see the same symptom with 3 different modem configurations (including the SharkModem driver and the instructions provided by Cingular as well). It looks like the inbound traffic gets blocked. Anybody has seen and resolved this? Any info appreciated.

Thanks!

I have a BB 7100 on the Airtel (India) network.
I have 4.1 OS loaded & i can run it as a modem as well..

For AIRTEL (INDIA) Users.....
+cgdcont=1,"IP","airtelgprs.com"

If I try to send e-mail from my laptop while connected through my BB, I get a "relaying denied" message from my usual ISPs. I'm using T-Mobile with my BB and I'm guessing that I need to change my outgoing e-mail server to whatever the SMTP server for tmo.blackberry.com is. Does anyone here know what it is?

I am getting the following error messages - have I missed a crucial and obvious step?

AT+FCLASS=? - COMMAND NOT SUPPORTED
AT#CLS=? - COMMAND NOT SUPPORTED
AT+GCI? - COMMAND NOT SUPPORTED

Thanks

Forgot to mention - Windows XP SP2 and BB 8700

I performed an uninstall/reinstall of the desktop software too.

Any new news on getting the BB to work with OS X?

thanks!

I've got the same exact problem (see below). I'm using a 7290 on T-Mobile. I can ping www.google.com successfully, but I can't browse webpages in any browser (no error, it just loads indefinitely). It's not just that it's running slow...I've let it sit for 5 minutes and I still can't load Google (which is a really small page). I was on the phone with T-Mobile tech support for about an hour and a half with no luck. They escalated me to third-tier engineering support, but they never got back to me. I'd rather not pay money for a third party app (Shark Modem) especially when I'm able to get online. Anybody have any suggestions?

Has anyone had any success sending e-mails from their laptops while using the BB as a wireless modem? If so, how did you do it? I get "relaying denied" from every e-mail address I try. I called T-Mobile but they said they didn't know the BB SMTP address but that BlackBerry might but I couldn't find anything about this in their technical knowledge base.

This may be a tough problem to solve. The problem is that the SMTP server you are trying to use has rules in place to stop spam from being relayed off of it by outsiders. I think you are going to either have to find an SMTP server that doesn't block it (and I doubt if you will get one from Blackberry since they're not in the isp business) or go to someone who allows authenticated smtp. I user Earthlink for my broadband access at home. At work I am able to connect to Earthlink's authenticated smtp server to send mail since I am an Earthlink customer.

Ok, stupid question of the day: If you connect via a traditional method (broadband, dial-up, etc) can you browse? I assume your answer is yes, but had to ask. If you can do a successful ping (ie, "ping www.blackberryforums.com " returns something that begins "Pinging blackberryforums.com [72.36.209.218] with 32 bytes of data:" you are connected and have DNS resolution.

Do you have a personal firewall (ZoneAlarm, Norton, or Mcafee for example) on the PC that could be stopping it? Try temporarily shutting down your personal firewall. There is also a firewall in later versions of Windows (starting with XP?) that could be blocking you, but I don't remember how to turn it off.

Thanks very much for the reply. Yes, I am able to browse (and do anything internet related, for that matter) when connected via my broadband connection. As far as I know, there are no firewalls (and I keep the native XP one disabled) although I'll need to double-check to be 100% certain. The fact that I'm getting successful pings leads me to believe that this wouldn't be the issue though, right? Again, any feedback is much appreciated so thanks for your thoughts, dozment.

Well, a successful ping means that you're getting DNS resolution, you have a network connection, and ICMP is allowed through all the firewalls.

To test for web capability you could try this from a command line:

telnet www.blackberryforums.com 80

You will either get an error message saying something about not being able to find or connect to the server or you will get a blank screen. If you get a blank screen you have a connection on the port that should allow you to browse. If that works I would start looking at it as a browser issue.

OK, this sounds like a good step in the right direction. I'll try this tonight when I get home and post the results here. Thanks again, dozment.

oddly enough, it appears to be working properly now. webpages finally resolve and i'm able to surf the internet normally. in a medium reception area, i'm running ~35kbps down and ~8kbps up. i haven't changed anything since my last test (when i posted here initially)...it just works. while i'm not sure that this was actually an issue, the t-mobile tech insisted that i install the modem as a "Standard 56000 bps Modem" instead of the "Motorola USB Modem", as sugggested by the forum. other than that, the instructions on the forum here are flawless. thanks again for the help.

Great news! Now, cross your fingers, hold your breath, and have fun surfing!

I have 8700 and Cingular Service. I can get it to connect, says, "registering On the network", then i get error 736. TCP/IP CP reports error 736: Remote computer terminated the control protocol. Any ideas?

i have the same situation (Unsupported command) If you get an answer, please let me know, thanks!
(further3000@hotmail.com)
Additional info:
I have 8700 and Cingular Service. I can get it to connect, says, "registering On the network", then i get error 736. TCP/IP CP reports error 736: Remote computer terminated the control protocol. Any ideas?

Here's an update to my above posts--i called Cingular and while they said using the BB as a modem was not supported, they did help me to get it to work by adding Data Connect to my existing Unlimited Data Plan at no additional charges. Seems they have to add that for you to be able to have access points. They have assured me that there are no additional charges, but i am waiting to see for sure on my next bill, because they have given me incorrect info in the past. But, at least for now, all is working fine and the speed isn't half bad....cool!

I have a 7250 with Verizon. I can see the modem drivers in the specified directory. However when I try to add it under the Modem Control Panel I get a dialog box that says "The specified location does not contain information about your hardware". This is using the Desktop 4.1 installation executable from the blackberry web site. I have the Desktop Manager running when I try to do this. Any suggestions?

Regards,
Brad

To add to my posting above, I'm connected using a USB cable.

I'm runnin 7100i everything seems to go good till I get 2 diagnostic query it won't let me click it as a optionthe device status says its workin properly? What amm I doin wrong?

I have a 7100t (as per t,T-Mobile) with Desktop manager 4.1.12, handheld manager 4.1.10. O/S is XP SP2. There is no modem available under phone/modems, when I try to add the modem from Common Files\Research In Motion\Modem Drivers\RimSerial.inf, it returns the "specified location ..." error. On couple posts I've seen that 4.0.33 is required. Is there anyone out there using 7100t's GRRS from a windows O/S with 4.1.X desktop manager?

How do I connect my laptop to the internet through my blackberry 7105t?

use the tutorial at the beginning of this thread.... or you can use SharkModem from www.mobishark.com

right now SharkModem only allows you to use your phone as a modem through the USB cable... but I was told that the next version will have bluetooth tethering.

My corporate 7510 with NEXTEL is hosed, and corporate is getting me a new one. Which NEXTEL supported BB is the most reliable (guaranteed to work) for using as a gateway for my laptop?

Thanks,
Jason

Hi All,

I am stumped on this one. I have a 7130e through verizon with unlimited data plan and have followed the directions but am not being successful getting connect. I see the modem in network control panel, my phone says modem mode enabled but the consistent outcome is a failure to connect with a message that access was denied because the username and/or password was invalid on the domain.

To be clear, I have no special input field in modem configuration and I has disabled TCP compression. I have also trieds the two different password combinations that are supposed to work here.

Help is appreciated.

Mark

Blackberry 7290 on T-Mobile.

I upgraded BlackBerry desktop today to the latest one supported by TMO. I then upgraded my BlackBerry OS (no particular reason, I just felt like it). Much to my horror, when I had completed the painful process, I discovered that my Blackberry modem (which has been working great for at least a month) was gone. I tried to retrieve it but couldn't even find where it was installed ( I had sworn com5, but it just wasn't there).

I reinstalled BB desktop over itself -- nothing. It still wasn't there.

Then I:

1. Unplugged Blackberry from laptop
2. Uninstalled BB desktop via control panel
3. Reboot, even though nothing says you have to.
4. Ensured that all files and directories were gone (..\program files\common\Research in.... & \program files\research in...)
5. Installed the latest version of BB desktop (same one I had upgraded to previously).
6. Once the install was totally complete, I plugged the BB back in, saw a bunch of new hardware found crap.

I went to the control panel, modems and voila, it was back and working again.

I don't know if what I did is right, wrong, or most efficient, but it worked for me. Hope this helps someone.

I have a stupid question... what happens to voice when you are using the bb as a tethered modem? I have a 7130 w/ Verizon and was successful at using it as a evdo modem, but what if a call comes in while I'm online? does the data xmission get suspended? Can I talk and 'pute at the same time? If this has been discussed here - sorry. I got thru reading 4 pages of "can I connect on my 7xxx" and just fast forwarded to the end.

In general, you don't seem to be able to do data and voice at the same time on Verizon (is anyone's experience different) so I would assume same case. Phone rings, data stops.

Mark

I thought it was the other way around, data on = phone stops. GPRS/EDGE is the only technology that is able to pause data sessions if memory serves. (This is irrelevant on a 3G network.)

Has anyone had success with 7520??

I have seen where they use the SIM from a 7520 in a older model phone such as I60/90 hooked ot the laptop via serial.

-G2D

Sorry to be really thick but - Ive got a 7100v and trying to get to use it as a modem but not having much luck

Ive got the handheld manager running - no modem has come up - ive installed the modem into my blackberry using the application loader.

Try to add a new window through windows and it doesnt detect it.

help!

Hi,
I also got the same error 777 when I tried to dial. Query is ok. Using 7100v Vodafone NZ. APN that I use is live.vodafone.com . Username voda. What number to use to dial?
Anyone have luck to get it working in NZ? thanks.

First things is you follow all the steps at the first page of this forum.
The setup that you need to use in Vodafone NZ:

At Step 8, use +cgdcont=1,"IP","internet"

At Step 9, use *99# as your phone number. Leave Username and Password blank.

Then enjoy the internet!

I had this error before. I think because when you set up the dial up connection, you use wrong number. Try other numbers: *99# / S=2 or #777

When you got the right number, it should works.

Good luck!